Cost of living comparison
India is 2.6 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in India instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Gambia
|
India
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.50
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.00
|
$3.94
₹328.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.84
|
$0.39
₹32.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.52
|
$0.17
₹14.24
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
Gambia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.67
|
$0.46
₹38.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.00
|
$2.56
₹213.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.23
|
$2.56
₹213.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.00
|
$0.93
₹77.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.72
|
$1.36
₹113.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.70
|
$0.85
₹71.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.69
|
$0.31
₹26.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.48
|
$0.47
₹39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.36
|
$0.23
₹19.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.24
|
$0.16
₹13.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.35
|
$0.17
₹14.38
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD283.91
|
$4.69
₹390.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.04
₹837.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,000.00
|
$13,372.81
₹1,114,859.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.97
₹247.66
|
|
pay 3.9% less for housing
Gambia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,333.33
|
$7.66
₹638.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$136.15
₹11,350.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,783.34
|
$88.97
₹7,416.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,720.59
|
$28.75
₹2,396.80
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.00
|
$58.47
₹4,874.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,000.00
|
$1,644.63
₹137,108.61
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.00
|
$1.84
₹153.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.80
|
$1.59
₹132.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.50
|
$3.63
₹302.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.00
|
$16.08
₹1,340.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.00
|
$3.38
₹281.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gambia
|
India
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$23.53
₹1,961.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.73
₹2,061.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$41.02
₹3,419.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$30.71
₹2,560.45
|
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